MIDAS 4, 192
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MIDAS 4, 192 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) that was launched on Sat, 21 Oct 1961 UTC via an ATLAS AGENA B launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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MIDAS 4 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | Active |
| Last TLE update | 1 day ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | LMSC |
| Mission status | Unknown |
| Mission | Defense Early Warn |
| Bus & Motor | MIDAS, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~1,540 kg wet, 840 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | 9.3 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 MIDAS 4
1 00192U 61028A 24250.49140940 -.00000020 00000-0 -72684-2 0 9996
2 00192 95.8570 87.2625 0137357 242.8067 115.8727 8.67771375991903Epoch: 2024-09-06T11:47Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-06T11:47:37.772Z)
| Latitude | -0.00003° |
| Longitude | -75.70806° |
| Altitude | 3,688.526 km |
| Speed | 6.274 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 05h 49m 03s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 19.95203° |
| Longitude | -77.56576° |
| Altitude | 3,728.808 km |
| Speed | 6.25 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 03h 40m 51s |
| Apparent Declination | -3° 54' 50" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 10:31:44 |
| Azimuth | 275.203° WNW |
| Elevation | -12.257° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 3,760.137 km |
| Perigee | 3,485.398 km |
| Semi-major axis | 10,000.905 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0137357 |
| Inclination | 95.857° |
| RAAN | 87.2625° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 242.8067° |
| True anomaly | 117.27825° |
| Mean anomaly | 115.8727° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 116.57654° |
| Mean motion | 2.17012 °/min |
| BSTAR | -0.0072684 |
| Period | 165.89 mins |
No data available
Other satellites on launch #28 in the year 1961 (1961-10-21 UTC)
MIDAS 4 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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